Randie Melton

Who are the dolls which must be protected? - Trans Writes Ari Drennen, journalist and LGBTQ+ director at Media Matters, tweeted the above on 14/10/25. There are three ways I can think of to analyse her comments:

I wrote a little essay about “designer vaginas” and the celeb-ification of transness

transwrites.world/who-are-the-...

America As No-Longer-Democracy and Not-Yet-Dictatorship Where does the country stand after the largest day of protest in U.S. history? Putting “No Kings” in perspective

America As No-Longer-Democracy and Not-Yet-Dictatorship

Where does the country stand after the largest day of protest in U.S. history? Putting “No Kings” in perspective.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

So I am fully self-actualized then. 😀 Good morning!

Tasty thread here. 😋

Not much of a hypothetical. Really masc, butch cis women live this.

Protest sign that says, I'M NOT A PAID PRORESTER I HATE TRUMP FOR FREE

Damn right...

Sucks to be Cassandra.

The “racism is over” is an article of faith for some white folk. “Obama won,” “we fixed it in the 60s” they cry.

Sounds weird at first, but … you just clock as a cis lesbian I guess. 🤷‍♀️

Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.

Raises the question: Is life really this interesting in Lumberton?

Great thread on the NYT's whitewashing of yet another radical Conservative.

A Toast to Diane Keaton The patron saint of cool women.

"For me, it’s more that she embodied the woman I wanted to be: easily given to kindness but never a pushover, serious as necessary but always good-humored, strong yet vulnerable, razor sharp but never shy of being a lovable goofball..."

One of the most irritating things I frequently encounter from transphobes is oddly similar to anti-vaxxer logic. Namely, that scientific evidence which contradicts their opinion is simply dismissed outright. When confronted with evidence about gender identity, the response is always utter denial.

Psychological certainty is a thing. It’s literally impossible for them to think they’re wrong.

What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

Re-upping:

Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.

In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.

As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.

www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...

It's dangerous to say, but since it is true, it's more dangerous to not say: The Supreme Court of the United States is not a legitimate body. It's been deliberately and systematically captured by ideologues on behalf of an anti-Constitutional project, and its extremist members have been bribed.

Autogynephilia, Junk Science, and Pseudoscience plus links to my academic articles, online essays, and explainers on the topic

apparently the new Netflix show Monster: The Ed Gein Story invented an "autogynephilia" backstory for their serial killer (because of course they did!). so time to re-up my collection of writings on this pseudoscientific zombie theory...
juliaserano.medium.com/autogynephil...

Does this nean we start charging men who take off their wedding ring?

Hate Group Calls for Re-Labeling Transness as Mental Illness — Assigned A fringe group with no expertise pushes the field of psychiatry to regress to a pre-scientific, prejudice-soaked view of trans people. It coincides with the far-right political agenda.

A fringe group wants the field of psychiatry to regress back to the days when stereotypes and prejudices resulted in mental illness diagnoses for marginalized populations.

In a new reported piece, @evanurquhart.bsky.social examines Genspect's call for the re-psychopathologization of trans identity.

The cynic is me immediately thinks of "fundamentalist Christianity" for some reason.

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people. Inside the movement to resurrect conversion therapy.

An appropriate day to read @msjpauly.bsky.social's piece on conversion therapy, which first came for gay people before it was trained on trans folk. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Song lyrics translated to: The band of my heart Clann-Ualraig They would give up the hurlings They would take cattle from the scythes And they would send a people from the clan It is bad that we got the cattle of the barons A little old man in white trousers They were not able to hide But the men of Strath-Eireann and Strath-Narrain It is bad that we got the cattle of the Roses And the Clann-Chatain are in pursuit A grey baron with a sore foot And they made meat of my men

Umm, Guess Google translate isn't *quite* there yet.

Weird thing where people say “no one could have predicted it” when really what they mean is their political commitments and orientation were such that they ignored everyone who was predicting it

Sorry but “no one could have“ and you having your head stuck up your ass are two different situations

If you see this, post a random photo or meme from your gallery without explaining it

Dunno. It is just a norm that SCOTUS is the ultimate authority. Big question is whether that is just another norm Trump will shred.

I find pairing pants and tops hard. Tops and skirts seem harder still. Dresses are a handy solution.

You do have gorgeous hair. Now I must ponder what goes with my green skin tone.